Sports
With void at first, McMahan preparing to seize opportunity
Feb. 8, 2011The key to Preston Tucker’s move to right field has little to do with Preston Tucker.
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Medieval faire fun for nearly everyone
By Wesley Campbell | Feb. 8, 2011If you didn’t make it out to the 25th Annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire during these last two weeks, you missed out. I can hear the naysayers now: That little show is a nest of seedy Alachua County residents, their bawling, scurvy-ridden children and people with enough body hair to make you ponder when exactly shaving was invented. These are the kinds of people who blow their entire tax refund on anachronistic, dull-edged replica swords, furry-esque fox tails, hats and funnel cakes.
Sports
Gators boost Tournament résumé with strong week
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 6, 2011After Florida wrapped up a big week with a 70-68 win over Kentucky on Saturday, reality set in for Billy Donovan.
Opinion
Teachers’ unions need schooling
By Zack Smith | Feb. 6, 2011Teachers are one of America’s most valuable resources. Unfortunately, many believe this resource has been diluted with impurities and imperfections to such an extent that the profession is often derided as one for the least among us.
Opinion
FDA’s ban is for nation’s own good
By Brett Wager | Feb. 6, 2011Gay and bisexual men have routinely been subjected to various forms of condemnation, prejudice, stereotyping, hate and physical brutality.
Sports
Super Bowl betting impossible to master, even for pros
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Feb. 3, 2011Two old-school franchises promise a captivating clash in Dallas.
Opinion
Bill of Rights doesn’t know party lines
By Bob Minchin | Feb. 3, 2011Conservative thinkers could see this coming before President Obama was even elected.
Sports
No reason for disappointment over UF’s 2011 class
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 2, 2011What? The Gators’ 2011 recruiting class wasn’t ranked in the top five? Not even the top 10? All the way down to No. 14?
Opinion
Bombs more important than our brains
By Chad Mohammed | Feb. 2, 2011In 107 days, the federal government spent as much money on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as it did on education. Granted, a large share of education funding comes from state and local sources, but if the Republicans have their way, even less money will go towards education.
Sports
Walker becomes Gators’ go-to guy late in games
Feb. 1, 2011Chandler Parsons may have come up bigger than anyone against the Commodores, but Erving Walker proved Tuesday this is his team.
Opinion
Cats more appropriate pets while in college
By Wesley Campbell | Feb. 1, 2011Are you a cat or dog person?
Sports
Gators preparing for make-or-break week under national spotlight
By ADAM BERRY | Jan. 31, 2011Billy Donovan often stresses to his players the importance of focusing on the things they can control. This week, that could include their own destiny.
Opinion
Distributing fliers annoying, wasteful
By Laura Ellermeyer | Jan. 31, 2011As Patches O’Houlihan from the movie “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” wisely declared, “You’ve got to learn the five D’s of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge.” I never thought these words would assist me at UF.
Opinion
Government work rewarding for students of all backgrounds
Jan. 30, 2011It’s that time of year again. If you are an underclassman like I am, the economy is still looking down, and you could use a well-paying internship or job to get you through the summer. For those UF seniors about to enter the “real world,” the job market is terrifying.
Opinion
Compromise DeLay-ing the inevitable
By Zack Smith | Jan. 30, 2011Hobbes. Locke. Montesquieu. Tom DeLay?
Sports
Nothing worse than Irish curse
By BILL O'CONNOR | Jan. 27, 2011Twenty years ago, I darted down a Dublin hospital corridor.
Opinion
Obama selling image through address
By Bob Minchin | Jan. 27, 2011So, who watched the State of the Union show this week? Did anyone really think that Snooki would actually lay off the booze?
Sports
No ‘I’ in team, but one in ultimate
Jan. 26, 2011When the UF ultimate team gathered to practice Wednesday evening, the most obvious element of its game was missing.
Opinion
FDA should let gay men donate blood
By Jared Misner | Jan. 26, 2011I can’t help but wonder how Monday’s poll results asking how many of us have donated blood will inevitably be skewed by the number of potential respondents who felt too ashamed to answer one way or another.
